I am an Heating & Air Conditioning contractor, as well as as with many other professions, I am required to take annual continuing education classes to keep current on the ever-changing technologies of heating, ventilation as well as cooling.
I recently completed a class on solar power, since I know that clean as well as sustainable energy sources are becoming more as well as more in demand! Creating heat from the sun seems pretty evident, although I learned that complete heating, ventilation, as well as A/C units can also be set up.
Solar modules are installed to power the building’s central heat as well as air conditioning unit. The solar-powered air conditioning is unique in that you can plug in the solar panels as well as start using the air conditioning instantly. This would be a hybrid of traditional as well as solar electrical usage in that the device would run off solar power during the afternoontime as well as off the utility supplier at evening! With two or three solar panels, the resulting savings are incredible. Solar-assisted cooling systems use a thermal-chemical absorption to produce cool air. This process is similar to refrigeration except that there is no compressor involved. Heating systems, such as radiant-floor systems, are another system of heating that are able to convert to solar systems… Pipes that are embedded in the floor contain liquid that is heated using solar powered energy. Other heating as well as cooling systems, such as baseboard as well as portable units, are currently in the process of converting to solar-powered energy, all driven by the demand for economical as well as environmental solutions. By the time I finished the course, I was prepared to lay for the certification exam, which I passed. And since most states now require that Heating & Air Conditioning contractors be certified in order to labor on new solar technologies, I feel like I’m already ahead of the game.